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Bella  Vista  School 


THE    PROGRESSIVE 
ROAD   TO   READING 


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CLARE   KLEISER 

* 

PRINCIPAL,  NEW  YORK  CITY 


WILLIAM    L.    ETTINGER 

ASSOCIATE  SUPERINTENDENT,  NEW  YORK  CITY 

EDGAR   DUBS   SHIMER 

DISTRICT  SUPERINTENDENT,  NEW  YORK  CITY 
WITH  ILLUSTRATIONS   BY    HAROLD   CUE 


SILVER,   BURDETT   AND   COMPANY 

BOSTON  NEW  YORK  CHICAGO 


COPYRIGHT,  1917,  BY 
SILVER,   BURUETT   AND  COMPANY 


EDUCATION  DEPT 


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PREFACE 

HHEACHERS  of  reading  will  find  STORY  STEPS  a  sim- 
*•-     pie  and  delightful   means  for  holding  the   interest 
of  children  in  their  first  endeavors  to  interpret  the  mean- 
ing of  written  or  printed  symbols. 

Sure  of  the  literary  content  of  the  story,  and  of  its 
magnetic  power  to  hold  a  child's  interest,  the  teacher 
can  joyously  follow  out  the  Progressive  Road  to  Reading 
method  as  set  forth  in  the  Plan  of  Work,  with  the  full 
hope  of  abiding  success. 

However,  it  is  vital  that  the  preliminary  oral  and 
blackboard  work  prescribed  in  the  Plan  of  Work  be 
thoroughly  done  before  the  book  is  placed  in  the  hands 
of  the  child.  The  principles  underlying  the  method  are 
fully  stated  and  clearly  illustrated  in  the  Plan  of  Work. 

As  soon  as  the  teacher  has  seized  the  truth  that  these 
fundamental  principles  are  always  the  same  no  matter 
how  different  their  application  may  appear,  she  has 
reached  the  core  of  power  and  can  thereafter  control 
the  entire  process. 

STORY  STEPS  is  offered  as  additional  material  for  be- 
ginners with  the  hope  that  it  may  prove  to  be  a  pleasant 
by-path  to  the  Progressive  Road  to  Reading. 

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The  authors  wish  to  acknowledge  their  indebtedness  to 
the  following  publishers  and  authors  for  the  use  of  copy- 
righted material : 

Milton  Bradley  Company,  for  "  The  Little  Pigeon  "  and 
"  The  Little  Gray  Pony,"  from  "  Mother  Stories  "  by  Maud 
Lindsay;  Ginn  and  Company  and  Luella  A.  Palmer,  for 
"  The  Kitten  Who  Forgot,"  from  "  Play  Life  "  ;  The  At- 
lantic Educational  Journal  for  "  The  Little  Pig." 


CONTENTS 

PAGE 

DICKY  DARE 7 

THE  SHEEP,  THE  PIG,  THE  Cow,  AND  THE  GOOSE  ...  12 

THE  BEAR 18 

DICKY  DARE  AND  His  SHEEP 23 

LITTLE  PIG         ..........  31 

THE  KITTEN  WHO  FORGOT 39 

THREE  LITTLE  KITTENS    ........  48 

THE  CAT  AND  THE  MOUSE 55 

THE  LION  AND  THE  MOUSE      .......  63 

THE  LITTLE  PIGEON  .         .         .         .         .  .         .72 

THE  LITTLE  GRAY  PONY                                     ....  84 


Dicky  Dare 

"  I  am  going  to  school/' 

said  Dicky  Dare. 

t/ 

On  the  way  he  met  the  cow 

t/ 

"Good  morning,   Cow/' 

said   Dicky  Dare. 

t/ 

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.. 


"Moo!  Moo!"  said  the  cow, 

Said  Dicky  Dare, 
I  am  going  to  school." 

"Moo!  Moo!"  said  the  cow. 

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He  walked  until  lie  met  the  sheep. 
"Good  morning,    Sheep/' 

said  Dicky  Dare. 

»/ 

"Baa!   Baa!'    said  the  sheep. 

> 

Said  Dicky  Dare, 
"I  am  going  to   school." 

"Baa!   Baa!'    said  the  sheep. 

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He  walked  until  lie  met  the  pig, 
"Good  morning,   Pig/' 

said  Dicky   Dare. 

«/ 

"Oof!   Oof!"   said  the  pig. 

Said   Dicky  Dare, 
"I   am  going  to  school." 

"Oof!   Oof!"  said  the  pig. 

10 


He  walked  until  he  met  the  goose, 
"Good  morning,   Goose/' 
said  Dicky  Dare. 

"S-S-S!"   said  the   Goose. 

Said  Dicky  Dare, 
"I   am  going  to  school/' 

"  S-S-S ! "   said  the  goose. 

And  Dicky  Dare  went  to  school 

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The  Sheep,  the  Pig,  the  Cow  and  the 
Goose 

One  morning  the  sheep  and  the  pig 
went  out  to  build  a  house. 

On  the  way  they  met  the  cow. 

"We  are  going  to  build  a  house, 
said  the  sheep  and  the  pig. 

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"I  will  go,  too/'   said   the  cow. 

"Will  you  help  build  the  house?'5 
said  the  sheep  and  the  pig. 

"I  will,"   said  the  cow. 

"Good!'    said  the  sheep. 
"You  may  come." 


13 


So  the  pig  walked. 
The  sheep  walked. 
The  cow  walked. 

They  walked 
until  they  met  the  goose. 

"  We  are  going  to  build  a  house, 
said    the    pig    and    the    sheep 
and  the  cow. 

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"I  will /go,  too,''  said  the  goose. 

"•Will  you  help  build  the  house?' 
said  the  sheep. 

.."I  will/'   said  the  ^oose. 


"  Good ! '    said  the  sheep. 
You  may  come/' 


15 


So  the  pig  walked. 
The  sheep  walked. 
The  cow  walked. 
The  goose  walked. 

They  walked  and  walked, 

16 


By  and  by  the  sheep  said, 
"  We  will  build  the  house  here. 


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The  pig  helped. 
The  cow  helped. 
The  goose  helped. 

They  aU  helped 
to  build  the  house. 

17 


The  Bear 

One  day  the  pig  said, 
"I  am  going  to  the  woods 
to  look  for  chestnuts/ 


"I  will  go,  too/'  said  the  sheep. 

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"  So  will  I,"  said  the  goose. 


"I  will  not  go/'   said  the  cow. 
"The  bear  is  in  the  woods/' 

"  I  am  not  afraid  of  the   bear, 
said  the  sheep. 

"I  am  not  afraid  of  the  bear, 
said  the  pig. 

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"I  am  not   afraid  of  the  bear,' 
said  the  goose. 

So  the  pig  and  the  sheep 
and  the  goose   started  out 
for  the  woods. 

By  and  by  they  met  the  bear. 


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"  Gr-r-r,"   said  the  bear. 
"  What  are  you  doing  in  the  woods? r 

"  We  are  looking  for  chestnuts/9 
said  the  sheep. 

"  Gr-r-r,"    said  the  bear. 
"The  woods  are  my  woods/' 


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The  sheep  ran. 
The  pig  ran. 
The  goose  ran. 

They  ran  and  ran  and  ran 
out  of  the  woods. 

They  ran  all  the  way  back 
to  the  little  house. 

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Dicky  Dare  and  His  Sheep 

One  day  Dicky  Dare  and  the  sheep 
went   out  to  play. 
They   played  and  played. 

By  and  by  Dicky  wanted  to  go  home. 
The  sheep  would  not  go  home. 

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Dicky  Dare  said, 
"I  can  not  go  home, 
because  my  sheep  will  not  go  home. 
And  he  began  to  cry. 

A  rabbit  came  by. 

"Why  do  you  cry,   Dicky?' 

'<jk 

said  the  rabbit. 

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"I  cry/'   said  Dicky, 
"  because  my  sheep  ran  away, 
and  will  not  go  home." 

"Do  not  cry,   Dicky," 
said  the  rabbit. 
"I  will  make  your  sheep  go  home." 

And  he  ran  after  the  sheep. 
The  sheep  would   not  go   home. 
Then  the  rabbit  began  to  cry. 


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A  fox  came  by. 
"Why  do  you  cry,   Rabbit?" 
said  the  fox. 

"I  cry  because   Dicky  cries," 
said  the  rabbit. 
"Dicky  cries 

because  his  sheep  ran  away 
and  will  not  go  home." 

"Do  not  cry,  Dicky,"  said  the  fox. 
"I  will  make  your  sheep  go  home." 

He  ran  and  ran  after  the  sheep. 
The  sheep  would  not  go  home. 
Then  the  fox  began  to  cry. 

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A  little  bee  flew  by. 
"Why  do  you  cry,   Fox?' 
said  the  bee. 

"I  cry/'   said  the  fox, 
"because  the  rabbit  cries. 
The  rabbit  cries  because  Dicky  cries. 
Dicky  cries  because  his  sheep 
ran  away  and  will  not  go  home." 

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"Do  not  cry,  Dicky/'  said  the  bee. 
I  will  make  your  sheep  go  home." 


The  fox  laughed. 
The  rabbit  laughed. 


"You   can   not    make   the    sheep 
go  home/'   said  the  fox. 
"You  are  too  little." 

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"  Buzz,   buzz  ! '    said  the  bee. 
And  he  flew  after  the  sheep. 

"  I  will  go  home/'  said  the  sheep. 
"  The  little  bee  can  sting/' 
And  the  sheep  ran  home. 

Then  Dicky  laughed, 
and  said,  "  I  thank  you,  Little  Bee/' 

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Little  Pig 

A  little  pig  lived  with  his  mother. 

One  day  the  little  pig  found 
he  had  four  little  feet. 

He  cried  out,  "  Wee !   Wee !   Wee ! 
Big  Mother  Pig,   what  shall  I  do 
with  my  four  little  feet?' 

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'  Oof !  Oof!  You  funny  little  pig ! 
said  the  mother  pig. 
"You  must  run 
with  your  four  little  feet/' 

And  the  little  pig 
ran  round  and  round  the  barnyard. 

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One  day  the  little  pig  found 
he  had  two  little  eyes. 

He  cried  out,  "Wee!   Wee!   Wee! 
Big  Mother  Pig,  what  shall  I  do 
with  my  two  little  eyes?' 

"Oof!  Oof!  You  funny  little  pig !" 
said  the  mother  pig. 
"You  must  look 
with  your  two  little  eyes/' 


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And  the  little  pig  looked 
and  saw  many  things. 

Then  the  little  pig  found 
he  had  two  little  ears. 

And  he  said,  "Wee!  Wee!  Wee! 
Big  Mother  Pig,  what  shall  I  do 
with  my  two  little  ears?' 

"Oof!  Oof!  You  funny  little  pig! 

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You  must  hear 

with  your  two  little  ears/' 

said  the  mother  pig. 

And  the  little  pig  heard 
many  things. 

By  and   by  the  little   pig  found 
his  one  little  mouth. 

"Wee!   Wee!   Wee!"  he  cried. 
"Big  Mother  Pigvwhat  shall  I  do 
with  my  one  little  mouth?' 

;     "  Oof!  Oof!  You  funny  little  pig ! " 

said  the  mother  pig. 

"You  must  eat 

with  your  one  little  mouth. " 

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Then  the  little  pig 
found  his  one  little  nose. 

"Wee!  Wee!  Wee!  Big  Mother 

what  shall  I   do 

with  my  one  little  nose?' 

"Oof!     Oof!     Funny  little 
You  must  smell 
with  your  one  little  nose/5 

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Pig, 


pig 


Just  then  a  little  girl  came  by. 
She  had  a  pail  of  milk. 

With  his  two  little  ears, 
the  little  pig 
heard  her  coming. 

With  his  two  little  eyes, 
he  saw  her  put  the  pail 


on  the  ground. 


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With  his  four  little  feet, 
he  ran  and  ran. 

With  his  one  little  nose, 
he  went,   "Sniff!   Sniff4! " 

And  with  his  one  little  mouth, 
he  drank  the  milk  all  up. 

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The  Kitten  Who  Forgot 

Once  there  was  a  kitten. 
She  lived  with  a  little  girl, 
and  a  big,  big  dog. 

Every  day  the  kitten 
played  with  the  little  girl 
and  the  big,   big  dog. 

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One  morning, 
when  the  kitten  woke  up 
she  was  very  hungry. 

She  wanted  to   ask 
the  little  girl  for  some  milk. 

All  she  could  say  was, 
"Bow!   Wow!   Wow!" 

The  kitten  began  to  cry. 
She  ran  into  the  yard. 
She  met  a  hen. 

"Why  do  you  cry,   Kitten? 
said  the  hen. 

40 


"I   cry  because  I  am  hungry/' 
said,  the  kitten. 

"When  I  try  to  ask  for  milk, 

all  I  can  say  is,  Bow !  Wow !  Wow ! ' 

"I  will  tell  you  what  to  say/' 
said  the  hen. 
Just  say.   Cluck!    Cluck!    Cluck!' 

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44 


"That  is  the  way  a  hen  talks/' 
said  the  kitten. 
"That  is  not  the  way  a  kitten  talks/' 

She  ran  on  until  she  met  the  duck. 

"What  is  the  matter,   Kitten/' 
said  the  duck. 
"Why  do  you  cry?' 

42 


"I  cry  because  I  am  hungry/' 
said  the  kitten. 
"  When  I  try  to  ask  for  some  milk, 

all  I  can  say  is,  Bow !  Wow !  Wow ! " 

"  I  will  tell  you  what  to  say/' 
said  the  duck. 
"  Just  say,  Quack !   Quack !   Quack ! ' 

"That  is  the  way  a  duck  talks, 
said  the  kitten. 
"That  is  not  the  way  a  kitten  talks. 


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By  and  by  she  met  a  turkey. 

"Why  do  you  cry,   Kitten?' 
said  the  turkey. 

"I  am  hungry/' 
said  the  kitten. 
"  When  I  try*  to  ask  for  some  milk, 

all  I  can  say  is,  Bow !  Wow !   Wow ! ' 

"I  will  tell  you  what  to  say," 
said  the  turkey. 
"Just  say,   Gobble!     Gobble! 
Gobble ! "       J 

"That  is  the  way  a  turkey  talks/' 
said  the  kitten. 
"That  is  not  the  way  a  kitten  talks." 


44 


Just  then  a  big,   big  cat 
came  walking  by. 

"Why  do  you  cry.   Kitten?' 
said  the  big,   big  cat. 

"I   am  hungry/' 
said  the  kitten. 
"  When  I  try  to  ask  for  some  milk, 

all  I  can  say  is,  Bow !  Wow !  Wow ! ' 

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"I  will  tell  you  what  to  say," 

said  the  big,   big  cat. 

"Just  say,  Meow!   Meow!   Meow!' 

The  kitten  ran  back  to  the  house. 
She  met  the  little  girl. 
The  girl  had  a  saucer  of  milk. 

"  Meow !    Meow !    Meow ! ' 
said  the  kitten. 

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"Are  you  hungry,  Little  Kitten?' 
said  the  girl. 
"Do  you  want  some  milk?' 

"  Meow !  Meow ! "  said  the  kitten. 

The  girl  put  the  saucer  of  milk 
on  the  ground. 
"  There  is  some  milk,   Kitten." 

And  the  little  kitten 
drank  it  all  up. 


47 


Three  Little  Kittens 

Three  little  kittens 
Lost  tlieir  mittens, 
And  they  began  to  cry, 
"0   mother  dear, 
We  very  much  fear, 
Our  mittens  we  have  lost. 

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"  Lost  your  mittens, 
You  bad  little  kittens, 
Then  you  shall  have  no  pie. 
Mew,   mew,   mew ! 
Then  you  shall  have  no  pie. 
Mew,   mew,  mew  ! ' 

49 


Three  little  kittens 
Found  their  mittens, 
And  they  began  to  cry, 
"  0  mother  dear, 
See  here !      S6e  here  ! 
See!     We  have  found  our  mittens. 

"Put  on  your  mittens, 
You  funny  kittens, 
And  you  shall  have  some  pie. 

Purr,   purr,   purr ! 
And  you  shall  have  some  pie. 
Purr,  purr,  purr ! ' 

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Three  little  kittens 
Put  on  their  mittens, 
And  ate  up  all  their  pie. 
"  0  mother  dear. 
We  very  much  fear, 
Our  mittens  we  have  soiled. 

"  Soiled  jour  mittens, 
You  bad  little  kittens ! ' 
Then  they  began  to  cry, 

"  Mew,  mew,  mew ! ' 
Then  they  began  to  cry, 

"  Mew,   mew,  mew  ! ' 


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Three  little  kittens 
Washed  their  mittens. 
And  they  began  to  cry, 

"  0   mother  dear, 

See  here  !      See  here  ! 
Our  mittens  we  have  washed. 

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"  Washed  your  mittens, 
You  good  little  kittens, 
I  smell  a  mouse  near  by." 
"  Hush,  hush !      Mew,   mew  ! 
We  smell  a  mouse  near  by. 
Hush,  hush !      Mew,  mew ! ' 

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The  Cat  and  the  Mouse 

A  cat  and  a  mouse 

* 

lived  in  a  little  house. 

One  day  the  cat  bit  off 
the  mouse's  tail. 

"  Please,  Cat,  give  me  back 
my  tail/'   cried  the  mouse. 

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"  I  will  give  you  back  jour  tail/5 
said  the  cat, 
"if  you  will  get  me  some  milk/' 

The  mouse  went  to  the  cow 
to  get  the  milk. 

"Please,   Cow,  give  me  some  milk. 
I  will  give  the  milk  to  the  cat. 
Then  the  cat 
will  give  me  back  my  tail/' 

"I  will  give  you  the  milk/' 
said  the  cow, 
"if  you  will  get  me   some  hay." 

The  mouse  went  to  the  farmer 
to  get  the  hay. 

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"Please,   Farmer, 
give  me  some  hay. 
I  will  give  the  hay  to  the  cow. 
The  cow  will  give  me  some  milk. 
I  will  give  the  milk  to  the  cat. 


57 


Then  the  cat 

will  give  me  back  my  tail." 

'"I  will  give  you  the  hay," 
said  the  farmer, 
"if  you  will  get  me  some  bread." 

The  mouse  went  to  the  baker 
to  get  the  bread. 

"  Please,   Baker, 
give    me   some  bread," 
said  the  mouse. 

"I    will    give    the     bread 

to  the  farmer. 

The  farmer  will  give  me  some  hay. 

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I  will  give  the  hay  to  the  cow. 
The  cow  will  give  me  some  milk, 
I  will  give  the  milk  to  the  cat. 
Then  the  cat 
will  give  me  back  my  tail/' 

"I  will  give  you  the  bread/' 
said  the  baker, 
"if  you  will  get  me  some  flour." 

59 


The   mouse  went    to    the    miller 
to  get  the  flour. 

"  Please,  Miller/'  said  the  mouse, 
"give  me  some  flour. 
I  will  give  the  flour  to  the  baker. 
The  baker  will  give  me  some  bread. 
I  will  give  the  farmer  the  bread. 

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The  farmer  will  give  me  some  hay, 
I  will   give  the  hay  to  the  cow. 
The  cow  will  give   me  some  milk, 
I  will  give  the  milk  to  the  cat. 
Then  the  cat 
will  give  me  back  my  tail." 

The  miller  gave  the  mouse 
some  flour. 

The  mouse  took  the  flour 
to  the  baker,   and  the  baker 
gave  the  mouse  some  bread. 

The  mouse  took  the  bread 
to  the  farmer,   and  the  farmer 
gave  the  mouse  some  hay. 

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The  mouse  took  the  hay 
to  the  cow,   and  the  cow 
gave  the  mouse  some  milk. 

The  mouse  took  the  milk 
to  the  cat,   and  the  cat  said, 
"I  will  give  you    back  your  tail. 
And  she  did. 


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TJhe  Lion  and  the  Mouse 

A  lion  fell   asleep  in  the  woods. 
He  fell  asleep  near  the  home 
of  some  little  mice. 

When  the  mice  came  out  to  play, 
they  saw  the  lion. 
One  little  mouse  said, 


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"  We  can  play  hide  and  seek 
on  his  back/' 

One  mouse  hid  behind  the  lion's  ear. 
One  mouse  hid  under  the  lion's  paw. 
"This  is  fan/' 
said  the  little  mice. 

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Just  then  the  lion  woke  up. 

The  mice  ran  away. 
They  ran  and  ran  and  ran. 

All  ran  but  the  little  mouse 
under  the  lion's  paw. 
She  could  not  get  away. 


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"  0   Lion !      Please   let   me   go/' 
cried  the  little  mouse. 

"  Why  should    I   let    you    go  ? ' 
said  the  lion. 

"  I  am  so  little/'  said  the  mouse. 
"  Please  let  me  go." 

"I  am    hungry/'   said    the    lion. 
"I  have  you  under  my  paw. 
I  will  eat  you." 

"  Do  not  eat  me,   Lion/' 
said  the  mouse, 
"and  some  day  I  will    help  you." 

The  lion  laughed. 

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"You  can  not    help  me,"  he  said, 
"You  are  only  a  little  mouse. 
But  I  will  let  you  go/' 

The  next  day 

the  little  mouse  was  in  the  woods, 
She    heard    the  roar  of   a    lion, 

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"  That  is  the  old  lion/'  she  said. 
"  I  will  go  and  see 
why  he  is  roaring/' 

She  ran  until   she  found  the  lion, 
"Why  do  you  roar,   Lion?' 
said  the  mouse. 

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"  Can  you  not  see  ? '     said  the  lion. 

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"I   am  tied  with  a  rope. 
I  can  not  get  away/' 

"  Do  not  roar  so  loudly.   Lion/' 
said  the  mouse. 

"I  can  set  you  free." 

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"You     can    not     set    me    free, 
said  the  lion. 
And  lie  started  to  roar  again. 

"Be  still/'   said  the  mouse, 
"  and  with  my  sharp  teeth 
I  will  cut  the  rope/' 

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The  lion  lay  still. 

With  her  sharp  teeth  the  mouse 
cut  the  rope. 

The  lion  was  free. 

"I  told  you  I  would  help  you/' 
said  the  mouse. 

"Thank     you,     Little     Mouse/' 

t/ 

said  the  lion. 

And  he  walked  away. 


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The  Little  Pigeon 

A  little  pigeon  lived  next  door 
to  a  growly-grizzly  bear. 

The  pigeon  had  a  sweet  voice. 


The  bear  had  a   terrible    growl. 


"I  can  not  stand  this  growling, 
said  the  little  pigeon. 
"I  must  look  for  a  new  home. 

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" 


So  the  next  morning 
she  flew  away. 

She  flew  and  flew. 

By  and  by  she  saw  a  little  girl 
playing  in  a  garden. 

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"I  should  like  to  live 
with  that  little  girl," 
said  the  pigeon. 

And  she  flew  down. 

"Coo!  Coo!'    she  said, 
in  her  sweet  voice. 
"May  I  live  with  you?' 

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But  just  then 
the  little  girl's  mother 
called  her. 

"I  want  to  play  in  the  garden," 
said  the  little  girl. 

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The  mother  called  again. 


The  little  girl  began  to  cry, 
"I  do  not  want  to  come  in. 
I  want  to  play  in  the  garden/' 

"Coo!   Coo!'    said  the  pigeon. 

But  the  little  girl 
was  crying  so  loudly 
she  did  not  hear 
the  pigeon's  sweet  voice. 

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"I  would  rather  live 
next  door  to  a  growly- grizzly  bear 
than  with  a  child 
who  cries  like  that/' 
said  the  pigeon. 

And  she  flew  away. 
She  flew  on  and  on. 

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By  and  by  she  saw 
a  boy  and  girl  playing  ball. 

"I  should  like  to  live 
with  that  boy  and  girl," 
said  the  little  pigeon, 
and  she  flew  down. 

"Coo!   Coo!'    she  said, 
in  her  sweet  voice. 
"May  I  Mve  with  you? 
May  I  live  with  you?" 

But  just  then 

the  boy  took  the  girl's  ball 
and  ran  away  with  it. 

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"Give  me  my  ball, 


shouted  the  girl. 


"I  will  not/'   shouted  the  boy, 
"Coo!   Coo!'    said  the  pigeon. 

But  the  boy  and  the  girl 
were  shouting  so  loudly 
they  did  not  hear 
the  pigeon's  sweet  voice. 

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"I  would  rather  live 
next  door  to  a  growly-grizzly  bear 
tlian  with  a  boy  and  girl 
who  shout  like  that/' 
said  the  little   pigeon. 

And  she  flew  away. 

The  little  pigeon  flew  and  flew. 

She  flew  all  day. 

She  was  afraid 
she  would  have  to  go  back 
and  live  next  door 
to  the  growly-grizzly  bear. 

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Just    then 
she  heard  a  sweet  sound. 

It  came  from  a  house 
near  by. 

The  little  pigeon  flew  down 
to  the  door  of  the  house. 


She  saw  a  little  girl 

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The  little  girl  was  singing 
to  the  baby. 

"Coo!  Coo!'    said  the  pigeon. 
"May  I  live  with  you? 
May  I  live  with  you?' 

The  little  girl  heard 
the  pigeon's  sweet  voice. 

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"  Little  pigeon/'   she  said, 
"Come  in.      Come  in/' 

And  the  little  pigeon, 
went  in. 

She  lived  with  the  little  girl 
all  the  days  of  her  life. 

And  she  did  not  have 
to  go  back 
and  live  next  door 
to  the  growly-grizzly  bear. 


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The  Little  Gray  Pony 

A  man  had  a  little    gray  pony, 
Every  day 

he  would  jump  on  his  pony, 
and  ride  and  ride  and  ride. 

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One  day  as  he  rode, 
he  heard  something  fall 
with  a  clang. 

He  cried, 

"What  shaU  I  do? 
What  shaU  I  do? 
My  little  gray  pony 
Has  lost  a  shoe." 

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He  ran  to  the  blacksmith. 

' '  Blacksmith !   Blacksmith ! 
I  have  come  to  you. 
My  little  gray  pony 
Has  lost  a  shoe/' 

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The  blacksmith  said, 
"I  can  not  shoe 
Your  pony's  feet 
Without  some  coal 
The  iron  to  heat." 

The  man  ran  to  the  storekeeper. 

' '  Storekeeper !    Storekeeper ! 
I  have  come  to  you. 

My  little  gray  pony 

. 

Has  lost  a  shoe. 

And  I  want  some  coal 

The  iron  to  heat, 

That  the  blacksmith  may  shoe 

My  pony's  feet." 

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But  the  storekeeper  said. 

"I  have  no  coal 

The  iron  to  heat 

That  the  blacksmith  may  shoe 

Your  pony's  feet." 


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The  man  went  to  the  farmer. 

" Farmer!   Farmer! 
I   have  come  to  you. 
My  little  gray  pony 
Has  lost  a  shoe. 
And  I  want  some  coal 
The  iron  to  heat. 
That  the  blacksmith  may  shoe 
My  pony's  feet/' 

The  farmer  said, 
"I  have  no  coal 
The  iron  to  heat, 
That  the  blacksmith  may  shoe 
Your  pony's  feet." 


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Then  the  man  went  to  the  miller. 

"Miller!   Miller! 
I  have  come  to  you. 
My  little  gray  pony 
Has  lost  a  shoe, 
And  I  want  some  coal 
The  iron  to  heat, 
That  the  blacksmith  may  shoe 
My  pony's  feet/' 

But  the  miller  said, 
"I  have  no  coal 
The  iron  to  heat, 
That  the  blacksmith  may  shoe 
Your  pony's  feet." 


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Then  the  man  was   sad. 
He  was  very  sad. 

He  cried, 

"What  shall  I  do? 
What  shall  I  do? 
My  little  gray  pony 
Has  lost  a  shoe." 

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An  old  woman  came  by. 

"Why  are  you  so  sad?' 
said  the  old  woman. 

The  man  told  her. 

Then  the  old  woman  laughed, 
and  the  old  woman  said, 
'"Go  to  the  miner. 
He  will  give  you  some  coal/' 

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The  man  said,   "Thank  you!' 
He  ran  to  the  miner. 

"Miner!   Miner! 
I  have  come  to   you. 
My  little  gray  pony 
Has  lost  a  shoe. 
And  I  want  some  coal 
The  iron  to  heat, 
That  the  blacksmith  may  shoe 
My  pony's  feet/' 

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The    miner  gave  the  man 
some  coal. 

The  man  took  the  coal 
to  the  blacksmith. 
The  blacksmith  started  a  fire, 

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He  made  a  new  shoe 
for  the  little  gray  pony. 

Then  with  a  tap,  tap,  tap, 
And  a  rap,  rap,  rap, 
The  man  rode  away 
On  his  pony  gray. 


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